Tag: Oluwaseun Adeyemi
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Campus traditions
It’s hard to miss the quirky allure of our beloved school, but to make your time at university truly unique, make sure to take part in these campus traditions. Hidden Trinkets You may notice stuffed animals in trees or figurines in nooks and crannies around campus. Sometimes, you’ll even find the founders’ statues with scarves…
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UTD Esports to split from Athletics
The Department of Student Affairs and Student Union Administration have recently made the decision toseparate the UTD esports program from the athletics department, allowing it to have its own highermanagement instead of falling under the SU. While discussed by both Student Affairs and the SU Administration, the final decision was made by GeneFitch, the vice…
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TA compensation needs to change at UTD
UTD teaching assistants, or TAs, do not get compensated like every other school in the UT system does, and that needs to change. Students who successfully complete a course at UTD can become a TA because they have proven that they have enough knowledge to help other students succeed. Other schools in the UT system,…
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Is ChatGPT smarter than you?
Embracing UTD’s research spirit, and for the sake of quenching curiosity, The Mercury asked ChatGPT over 100 questions on different topics to test the limits of its creativity, logic and problem-solving skills. ChatGPT, the AI response generation tool that has consistently taken the internet by storm, was released on Nov. 30, 2022 by OpenAI as…
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Texas bills could target international students
Texas lawmakers in Austin have introduced a series of bills that could affect university funding, minority groups and higher education. Restrictions on transgender athletes, bans on certain foreign citizens attending college, bans on election polls on campus, improving mental health, ending tenures and improving teacher retirement plans are just a few of the bill topics…
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Board of Education is only half-right about energy use
The State Board of Education’s new anti-science campaign ignores the truth about the renewable energy transition. Recent news articles report that the Texas State Board of Education has asked that writers of the state’s K-12 science textbooks focus on the positive impacts of fossil fuel energy sources such as coal, natural gas and petroleum. They…
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ECS Complaints: Who Is To Blame?
The Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science, or ECS, is one of UTD’s largest and most well-known academic schools, ranked No. 4 in Texas for engineering by The College Pod. However, in recent years, ECS has grappled with problems resulting from unprecedented surges in undergraduate enrollment and budget constraints. Students who feel the…
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Gender studies minor opens students’ eyes to world issues
UTD’s gender studies minor gives students the opportunity to study and discuss how topics such as the gender pay gap, abortion and non-binary identities impact young people. The gender studies program enables students to apply the content that they’ve learned and interacted with in their own lives and the world around them. According to Professor…